Mistborne
A downloadable Mistborne for Windows, macOS, and Linux
PRE-STORY
Ethan’s weekend took a dark turn when his friend Lily vanished during a trip deep in the forest. When his car breaks down on a lonely, fog-choked road, he’s forced to venture into the unknown. Guided by eerie clues and haunted by strange symbols, Ethan uncovers an occult mystery tied to Lily’s disappearance. Every step deeper into the forest reveals a chilling truth—something unnatural is watching.
GAME DESCRIPTION
"Mistborne" is a survival detective thriller adventure. Play as Ethan, navigating a foggy forest to find his missing friend Lily. Explore abandoned sites, solve simple puzzles, and uncover clues like bloody sneakers and an occult camp. The atmosphere is thick with tension, driven by Ethan’s internal thoughts and eerie discoveries, leading to a suspenseful cliffhanger ending. Perfect for fans of short, immersive thriller experiences.
CONTROLS
- WASD: Move Ethan.
- Mouse: Look around.
- F: Toggle flashlight (required in dark areas).
- Space: Skip the dialogues.
- Esc: Pause menu
GAME PROGRESS UPDATE
The first chapter is free, offering 10-15 minutes of gameplay. The game is in active development, with the full version planned to provide at least one hour of gameplay. It will be a paid release on Steam, targeting completion before the end of summer. Prior launching paid version, I’ll share some free codes with itch.io followers.
Your feedback is crucial in targeting the correct game’s direction!
CREDITS
Developed by: Anton Tkachenko
https://x.com/anttka4cz/
Resources: All assets (models, textures, audio) were downloaded and used under the CC0 license, ensuring free and legal use with no attribution required.
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Development log
- Work On Chapter Two Is In ProgressJun 20, 2025
- Created discord server and website for Mistborne gameJun 16, 2025
- Added walking and swaying animations to Flashlight to feel more realisticJun 04, 2025
- Improving the game with your feedbacksJun 02, 2025
- Game is playable on all platformsMay 26, 2025
Comments
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Overall i'd say the free chapter did it's job as it made me interested in the full game. A couple bits of feedback I would give for the full paid version would be to work on optimization if possible. For much of the short play through I had a great frame rate of well over 100 FPS but it did drop down to the 40's at times for no reason I could see. Glad to see you used Vulkan over OpenGL for the Linux version. I would also say to try to have the models match up to the text. For instance when it said that the bike wheel was bent the model for the bike looked just fine. These are little nitpicks because overall I think it was pretty good. Good luck !
Wow! Thank you for a such detailed comment! I am glad someone likes my games and it powers me to continue focusing on developing this game so THANK YOU!
Yes, work is still in progress, with total of 4-5 chapters the game is planned to release on itch.io somewhere between October-November.
And yes, I am focusing on smooth gaming experience on low budget PCs (just like mine for developing games).
Ps. If Mistbourne will found its audience - will release it on Steam and other game stores by the end of this year.
Will the full paid version be available on Itch.io ?
Yes. Firstly, approximately in October-November full game will be available on itch.io, later will upload to Steam and other game stores.
Thank you!
would be great to check out your game but it crashes automatically!!
Hello, I apologize for that troubles. Was related to game engine's import/export bugs.
Now the game is playable and is waiting for you to play it!
Thank you for notifying me of that!